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RAYMOND C. PENFIELD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Barok-HANDLING ArrAaA'rUs.

Application led Specication of Letters Yatent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

July 17, 1911. Serial No. 638,912.

To all whom Be it known that I, RAYMOND C. PEN- rIuLD, a citizen of the United States. and resident of Chicago, county o Cook, State of Illinois, have invented an Improvement in Brick-Handling Apparatus. of which the following description, in connection with the accompanyingr drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

In the present day manufacture of bricks on a large scale` wherein the green bricks, as delivered by an off bearing conveyor from the molding machine, are piled in hacked relation on drier cars to be moved in carloads to and through the drier tunnels and thence to the kiln for burning. it is essential that provision be made or a proper circulation of air between the units as assembled on the drier car, so that all the bricks on the car may be quicklyr and prop erly dried, and it is a further requisite that the bricks be delivered at the compact formation on the car so that the entire carload may be handled en masse by a mechanical setter.

The present invention provides means whereby the bricks are spaced apartupon entering the drier tunnels to permit a quick eective drying, and again brought together in close formation upon leaving the drier and in readiness for lifting by the mechanical setter, such means having a so revision for straightening and alining the brick units on the drier car, and in conjunction therewith, means for conveniently and expeditiously handling the. drier cars as they are delivered to and from the. drier. In the preferred embodimentshown the meansv and devices tol accomplish these ends are mounted on and coperate with a trans fer car construction` adapted for delivering the loadeddrier cars to the drier tunnels, and in a slightly modified form for transferring the drier cars from the drier tunnels to the kiln.

The invention will be more fully understood from the followingr detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. and will thereafter be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a transfer car equipped with my improved mechanism. a loaded drier car being shown thereon. Figs. 2 and kiln in close 3 are coniplemental views which together constitute an enlarged plan ofv the transfer car apparatus. Fig. 4 is an 'm section approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5

is an enlarged detail side view with parts. in section showing the4 means for controlling the movement of the slidable decks. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section of a drivin connection taken on line G-6 of Fig. 1. lgs. 7' and 8 are detail plan and side elevations respectively of an operating mechanism' for removing the drier cars from the transfer car. Fig. 9 is a 4side elevation, with an intermediate portion broken away, of the transfer car as constructed to deliver the drier cars from the drier tunnels to the kiln. Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view of an illustrative systen in which the present invention may employed, and Fig. 11 is an enlarged vertical section through the drier car showing details of the sectional deck andA of the means for moving the car.

The transfer car track 1 extends from a position convenient for the loading of the bricks from the off beari conveyer, along across the entrance end o the drying tunnels. The transfer car is preferably comosed of a structural steel framework 2 with wheels 3 suitably journaled thereto, as shown at 4, to run on trac This ca;` has extending transversely thereof, a track tracks 5 for a drier car or cars 6, only one drier car heilig usually carried by the transfer car which delivers the loads of bricks from the source of supply to the drier, while the transfer car which transfers the loads from the drier to the kiln preferably has provision to receive several drier cars` this being necessary because the transfer car at this end of t-he drier has longer runs than at the entran e. end. The transfer car is adapted to e moved along its track by a motor 7, suitably mounted near one end thereof and in geared connection with one of the car axles as by gearing 8.

The drier car (l has its platform compose v of a series of .liding deck sections 9, 10, 11, 12, each adapted to hold a unitof bricks. These deck sections preferably have their tops formed of sheet iron as shown at 13, with their edges turned down over castings ll. as seen at 15, 16. These castings 14 are i fitted for guided sliding movement over a l number of structural steel T guides 17 seend view taken and straighten them.

cured to the side rails 18, 19 of the drier car. The several deck sections 9, 10, 11, 12, shown as four in number, though this is merely illustrative, extend the length of drier car 6 and have a limited sliding movement with relation to one another, being connected by having pins 20 fixed to the sides of each casting 14 engaged with elongated slots 21 in the ends of connecting links 220. The several deck sections are so proportioned relative to one another and the slots 21 are of such alength, that the tops 13 of the deck sections, when they are slld together, form a substantially continuous platform with each top port-ion, adapted to ieceive a unit of bricks, while, when the deck sections are pulled apart as far as permitted by the slots 21, the brick units thereon are spaced apartso as to leave a substantial space m for air circulation therebetween. The movement of these deck sections is controlled by laterally moving shutters 22, 23 at either side of the drier car, which are atthe same time adapted to engage the sides of the outer brick units on the car to'aline These shutters are composed of sheet steel plates 24 of the proper length and width to engage substantially the entire sides of the outer brick units, these being fixed to rigid backing bars or plates 25 supported by r'ollers 26 on horizontal bars 27 supported in depending relation toa top framework 28 of the transfer car. This framework 28 is sup orted on vertical structural beams 29 and t e bars 27 are adjustably supported therefrom with some little freedom of movement by means o f rods 30 with adjustable hangers- 31 at their lower ends to engage the bars 27, this depending arrangement of the bars 27 permitting some little horizontal transverse vibration or self adjustment of the shutters as requisite. The shutters 22, 23 are connected to be moved simultaneously toward and from each other, and to effect the proper sliding movement of the deck sections 9, 10, 11, 12 thereby, hanger lugs 32 are fixed at. the lower end of each shutter and these have pivoted thereto =at 33 dogs 34 adapted to engage the outer dtck sections 9, 12 to pull them apart, and by means of the links 22, to also pull the intermediate sections 10. 1l the proper distances apart to permit proper circulation of air between the units.

The dogs 34 are drawn upward for engagement with the in-turned edges 15 of the deck tops by means of a coil spring 35 secured to a pin 36 on the dogs 34 and at 37 to the hanger: 32. The engaging beak 38 of dog 34 is not rigidly fixed thereto, but is mounted to turn on an axis 39 near the outer end of the dog and has rigid therewith a pinion segment 40 engaged with a similar segment 41 pivoted to the dog at 42.

The pinion segment 41 has extending therefrom an arm 43 urged up against the pin 36 by a light spring 44. The arm 43 is normally further held up against the pin 36 by a catch 45 pivoted to the dog at 46 and urged into engagement with the end of the arm 43 by'a spring 47. When the parts are held in this position the beaks 3S are held locked in posit-ion to engage the outer deck sections 9, 12 to pull them apart, and as the pins 20 come to the outer ends of the slots 21 the intermediatedeck sections l0, 11 will be also pulledf apart, the extent of their separation being likewise limited by similar link and slot connections so that all the units are spaced apart the same distance. Adjustably fixed to the framework of the transfer car in a socket 48 thereon is a rod 49 adapted to be clamped in properly adjusted position by a set screw 50y in said slot. This rod projects inward toward the dog 34 and is so adjusted that just as the deck sections are fully spaced apart its inner end 51 engages the end of catch 45 which projects beyond its pivot as seen in Fig. 5, to disengage said catch from the arm 43. Thereupon further outward movement of the shutters 22, 23 will result in the beaks 38 turning around on their pivots 39 until they are disengaged from the deck sections, it being understood that the movements just described take place asv the shutters 22, 23 are being simultaneously drawn apart or outward. The outer ends of the dogs l34 are beveled as seen'at 52 and the beaks 38 form a continuation of such bevel, so that the dogs are readily forced inward to snap under the inturned edges 15 as clearly apparent from Fig. 5.

The means for effecting simultaneous in and out movement of the shutters 22, 23 may vary widely in character without departing from the invention, but in the preferred embodiment shown this movement is effected from a' shaft 53 suitably journaled in the transfer car framework and having fixed thereto an operating arm 54. Thev shaft 53 also has fixed thereon bell crank levers 55 shown-as three in number, one arm of these levers having pivoted thereto at 56 links 57 which are connected at 58 to the top portion of .the adjacent shutter 22 at the two sides and the middle thereof respectively. The other arm 59 of each ofthe bell crank levershas pivoted thereto at 60 the upper end of an adjustable turn buckle link 61, whoselower end is engaged at 62 with one arm of a bell crank lever 63 turning about an axis 64 and having its other arm pivoted at 65 to a link 66, 'engaged with the'lower end of the shutter 22 at 67; it being understood that there are three of these links at each side and at the middle of the shutter corresponding to the links 57, and that the links` 66 and their operating bell cranks correspond in size and arrangement to the links 57l and bell cranks 55 so that the top and bottom portions ofthe shutter 22 move in parallelism with each other. 23 is connected for movement in synchronism with the shutter 22 by means of an arm 68 fixed to the shaft 53 and extending downward therefrom to which arm is pivoted at 69 a rod 70 adjustablein length and connected at its other end to an arm 71 fixed to and extendin upward from a shaft 72 journaled in t e uprights 29 of the transfer car framework. The shaft 72 has fixed thereon a set of bell crank levers 73 corresponding to the levers and these have one arm connected by links 74 to the upper portion of the shutter 23. The other arm of these levers is pivot-ally connected by 'means of adjustable llnks 75 with one arm of bell cranks 76 pivoted at 77 in the framework and whose other arms have connected thereto links 78 fixed to the lower portion of the shutter 23. Thus upon oscillation of the arm 54,' the shut-ters are moved in and out in parallelism with eachother to lengage the sides of the brick vunits and straighten them as they are moved inward and to properly sep! arate .the units on `the car for air circulation therebetween as they are draw-n outward.

Thearm 54 is oscillated by a link or pitman connection T9upon crank 80 fixed on a shaft 8,1. This pitman connection has a block 82 at its end adjustable in a lengthwise slot-83 in the arm 54 by means of a screw bolt 84, T he upper portion of pitman connection 79, pivoted to the block 82, is bifurcated as shown at 85 and a stout coil `spring 86 isinterposed between a seat 87 at the base of this bifurcated portion and an abutment 88 at the top of rods 89, slidable through the bifurcated upper portion of the ,pitman These'rods 89 have fixed abutments 90 against which the upper part of the pitman is pressed by the spring 86. The purpose of this construction is to provide a yielding connection between `the'o'perat-ing mechanism and the shutters so that, if these be prevented from moving inward for any reason, such as the car noty being in proper iosition, the spring 86V yields, avoiding breakage or damage vof anyof the parts. The lower ends of the rods 89 are adjust-ably fixed to a bearing block 91 y'ini which a crank pin with a crank 80 is fitted. The shaft 81 is suitably 'ournaled in bearings 92 on the transfer car framework and is driven from a 'worm wheel 93. This worm wheel is loosely journaled on -the shaft and is adapted to connected in driving engagement therewith by means of a vpin 94 carried by a flanged collar 95 slidable on the sleeve 96 of a flange member 97 keyed to the shaft 81 and havlng one or mo-re holes 98 therethrough to receive the pin 94. `The hub of the worm wheel 93 has a registering series The shutter:

of lateral holesI 99 therein so that, as it revolves, the pin 94 may be slid through hole 98 into a hole 99- thus locking the worm wheel to the shaft. Driving impulse is imparted to the worm wheel 93 from a worm 100 fixed on a shaft 101 journaled in bearings 102 in the framework, this shaft being Y driven from .1 lnotor 103 through back gearing 104,11 fiexible coupling 105 beihg interposed in the shaft 101 to relieve the motor of shocks and of any `vibration of the car. The motor 103 may run continuously during the operation of the car and may have a suitable rheostat controller. The clutching collar 95 is adapted to be slid so that its pin `94 will connect the driving mechanism to -operate the shutters, or disconnect the same at will, by means of a lever 106 fixed to a rock shaft 107 journaled in the base of the -framework ,at I108 and, having fixed to its inner endan upstanding arm 109 connected by means of a link 110 to a clutch shipper 111 engageable in an annular groove 112 of the sliding clutch flange. The motor through the shaft 101, and the worm wheel 93 driven thereby, is adapted to transmit power as required for moving the drier cars along the tracks 5 cross wise of the transfer car especially to remove them therefrom. To this end the worm wheel 93 has keyed on a lateral sleeve 113 ythereof a spur wheel 114 mesh-ing with a gear 115 fixed on a shaft 116 suitably journaled in the base of the transfer car frame. This shaft has loosely mounted thereon opposite bevel gears 117, 118 held in spaced apart relation by journal bearings 119, 120' so that the teeth of both are engaged with a-bevel pinion 121 fixed on a shaft 122 journaled 'in' the base of the transfer car frame and extending lengthwise thereof. Either of thebevel gears 117, 118 is adapted to be clutched in driven engagement with the shaft 116 to drive the shaft. v

122 in either direction at will' by means of a clutch collar 123 slidably keyed on shaft 116 and having pins 124 projecting at either side and adapted to engage in holes therefor in the sides of the bevel gears. The gears 117, 118 are spaced apart relative to the clutch collar and to the pins 124 so that either of these may be engaged with the shaft to be driven or both/disengaged therefrom.

The shaft 122 rextends underneath the track or track sections 5 on the transfer car and has fixedthereon a gear 125 in driving engagement with a pinion 126 on a countervshaft 127, 'which'v also carries va sprocket. wheel 128 for asprocket chain 129, this chain running over an idler sprocket wheel 130 mounted at the other side of the trans-r fer car. The sprocket wheels 128 and 130 are of a size and are mounted so that the upper reach of the sprocket chain extends just underneaththe axles 131 of the'drier Vdrier tunnels. 'l The car shown in Fig. 9 has certain other'I car, and it may be supported in this position by" a guide 129a fixed to the transfer car frame. The sprocket chain carries a lug or linger 132 extending up far enoughrto engage an axle of the drier car so that. when the sprockets are driven thev drier car is moved off the transfer car on toa stationary y track. lt is apparent, inthe case of a transl yoke 133 fixed on a rock shaft 134, this having an arm'. 135 connected by a link 136 to a similar arm 137 fixed on a rock shaft- 138 journaled in the base of the frame and extending to the front of the car where it has an operating lever 139.

In the case of the transfer car which is designed to deliver the drier cars from the drier tunnel to t-he kiln, this having, as before explained, stalls for several drier cars side by side, it is essential that'. means be provided so that the drier cars can be 'moved one by one asprequired from the'transfer car and to this end each driving sprocket wheel 128', is loose on its power shaft 127 which corresponds to the shaft 127 before described, and connection is made to operate the sprocket chain 129 by-a clutch 140 slid- 'ably splined, or otherwise secured tof the shaft 127 and operatedy by a lever and link connection `14].. A suitable take-up may be provided for theidler sprocket wheel 130, thisbeing mounted in adjustable bearings 142 which are moved as required by adjusting bolts 143. r

In-Fig. 9 one of the plural stall transfer cars Afor delivering the drier cars from the drier to the kiln is shown with its central portion broken away. This car in practice usually has from two to six stalls for a like number of drier cars, and except for the clutches for controlling the sprocket wheels 128 and the plural stall arrangement, may be formed substantially like the car shown in Fig. 1, or the opening dog elements may be omitted, since this car principally operates on-the brick units to close them together and straighten them.

after having been previously opened by the transfer car which minor differences over that of Figs. 1 to 6, the pit-man 7 9 corresponding to the pitman 79 being rigid and operating a horizontal' reciprocating bar T44 which controls all the `shutters and is connected to the several bell cranks by a series ofv horizontally extendindividual delivered them to the f Vout therefrom into the other transfer car of car the operat-ing levers 106 and`139 corresponding to the levers 106 and 139 are engaged by means of bevel gear connections 146, 147 to rock shafts 107 and 138 corresponding to the shafts 107 and 138. The electric energy for operating the motor is taken from a line wire 148 by means of a usual trolley 149 pivoted at 150 to a support 151 vertically adjustable in the can framework. In practice suit-able brakes for the cars may be provided but as these form no part of the present invention it is deemed unnecessary to show the same herein.I

In operation the bricks, after being formed and cut at the molding machine A, see Fig. 10, or otherwise produced, and delivered therefrom by theoif bearing conveyer B, are removed eitherby hand or by mechanical transferring means to the drier cars 6, hacked in close formation. The

drier cars after being loaded, are pushed on to the transfer car, this being arranged so that the track section 5 for the drier car mounted thereon may be brought into alinement With the main drier car track C. The drier car being positioned on the transfer car,the shaft 81 is connected ywith the driving motor 103 by moving the lever 106 to throw in clutch pin 94 and the pitman and bell crank connections move the shutters .22,

23 toward each other against the sides of the outer units of bricks straightening and alining them and remo-ving irregularities in the entire load, which may have been occasioned by carelessness in the hand stacking, or otherwise. Thereupon the movement of the crank 80 causes the shutters 22, 23, after completing their inward movement, to move apart', and-in this movement the beaks 38 of the dogs34 engage with the rolled under tops ofv the outer deck sections after the' shutters have moved a short distance and drawn them outward. After these outer deck sections have moved some little distance, determined by the length of the slots 21, the links 220 engage to draw the two center deck sections apartuntil the loads on all the deck sections are spaced apart from one'another and from the shutters so as to leave vertical channels for air circulation between all the units and permitting a relatively quick effective drying of all the bricks in the carload. The drier cars, with their decks in this open formation, are now run to the drier tunnels D and after' the drying process is completed, they areY run which has its shutters operated in the manner first described to lslide the deck sections together again bringing .the entire loads on the several drier cars into a compact and close formation so that an entire`car load may be grasped and lifted by the mechanical setter for bodily transfer to the burning kiln.

I consider the mechanism typified by the'. shutters for straightening and alining the load and bringing it to close formation, .as also the mechanism typified by the opening dog elements for pulling the deck sections apart, to be broadly new and I desire to cover these irrespective of struct-ural details, I also consider the improved `mechanism yoperatin in conjunction with the, foregoing devices 0r removing the drier c'ars from the transfer car to be new and I do not desire to be limited to the details shown for effectin this result.

hile the im roved mechanism is shown and described or illustration in a system operating from the source of lrick supply to the drier tunnels and thence to the burning kiln, it is to be understood that thisV is in no way restrictive and is set forth merely to explain in detail a special application of the invention. I therefore do not desire to be limited to any special uses of t-he improved mechanism Which is of general app1ication,'nor as to any special features of construction except as set forth in the Vappended claims.

Having ,described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure bv Letters Patentis as follows:

1. An apparatus of the'kind described, comprising la car having a permanent platform base for receiving a stacked load of brick, means for separating a load on said car into sections with an air space therebetween, and means for positively closing said sections together. Y

2. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a car having a permanent plat'- form base for receiving a stacked load of brick, means for separating a load on said car into sections with an air space therebetween, and means for closing said stack sections together and at the same time straightening the stack.

BI'An apparatus of the kind described, com rising a carrier for stackedY loads of bric s, means for positively separating the stackjnto sections with an air space therebetween, and means for positively closing said sections together.

4. An apparatus of the kind described, com rising a carrier for stacked loads of bric s, means for positively separating the stack into sections with an air space therebetween, and means for positively closing said sections together, and at the saine time straightening and alining the stack.

5. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a car having a sectional deck to receive a stacked load of bricks, and means at opposite sides of the car arrangedV to pill the opposite sides of the deck in opposite directions for effecting a definiteseparation of the deck sections to permitair circulation between portions of the stack thereon.

6. An apparatus of the kind described,

comprising a car having a sectional deck, means at opposite sides of the car arranged to pull the opposite sides of the deck in opposite directions for effecting definite separation of the deck sections to permit air circulation between portions of 4the stack, and means for closing the sections together to constitute a substantially continuous plat-l "comprising a carrier havinga deck formed in sections, the intermediate sections being connected to the outer sections by links permitting limited relative movement, and means on the carrier for exerting impulse simultaneously on the outer Isections in opposite directions to pull the several sections apart.

9. An apparatus of the kind described,`

comprising acarrier having a deck formed in sections adapted to receive a stack of bricks, the intermediate sections being connected to the outer sections y-by links permittiiig limited relative movement, means Y for engaging the outer sections to pull the i several sections apart,vand means for moving the sections together, said means havin alining the stackon said deck.

' 10. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a carrier having a deck formed in relatively movable sections adapted to ieceive a stack of bricks, and means for closing the sections together when separated, and at the same time 'straightening and alining the stack on said deck.

11. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a carrier having a deck formed of relatively separable sections, means for closing the sections together when separated, and a shutter arranged to engage the side of the brick stack to straighten and aline the same.

12. An apparatus of the-kind described, comprising a carrier havin a deck formed in relatively separable sections to receive a brick stack and permit the same to be separated intoparts/with an air space tlierebetween, and shutters for simultaneously engaging opposite sides of the stack to straighten and aline the same.

also provision for straightening and l 13. A n apparatus of the kind described,

comprising a carrier having a platform to receive a stack of bricks. and means movable up against a side of the stack on the carrier formed to press evenly and equally against the several layers of bricks forming a stack to straighten and aline the stack.

14. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a carrierfhav'ing a plat-form to receive a stack of bricks, and means simultaneously movable against opposite sides of the stack formed to press evenly and equally against the several layers of bricks forming a stack to straighten and aline the same.

15. An apparatus of the kind described,

' comprising a 'carrier having a sectional deck 1 ousl to receive a stacked load of bricks, the sections being capable of limited separation to provide air spaces between. portions of the stack, and `vertical shutters simultanemovable against opposite sidesof the stac formed to press evenly and equally against the severall layers of bricks forming a stack, to straighten and aline the same.

16. An apparatus of the kind described, .Comprisipg a carrier having a sectional deck to receive a stacked load of bricks, the seC tions being capable ofy limited 'separation to provide airspaces in the stack, means for closing the sections together, and vertical shutters connected with said closing means and simultaneously operable upon opposite sides of the stack formed to press evenly and equally against the several layers of bricks forming a stack vto straighten and aline vthesame as its parts are brought togethen 17,'A,n apparatusof the kind described,

'comprising a carrier having a deck formed of relatively separable sect-lons to receive a load and provide'air s yaces between parts `ing the deck sections, having a do gage an outer section, and means thereof, operating mec anism for separat- 0' to' enf fhr tripng said dog to disengage it at the desired imlt of separating movement.

18. An apparatus of the kind described, comprisingyaJ carrier having a deck formed in sections capable of limited relative separating movement, operating mechanism having dogs adapted to engage theouter deck sections to pullthe same apart., and means for disengaging said dogs at the desired 50 limit of separating movement.

19. vAn apparatus 4of thekind described, comprising a carrier having a deck formed in sections capable of limited relative separation, operating mechanism having dogs for engaging the outer sections to pull them apart, means for ydisen'gaging the dogs at the desired limit of separatin movement, and means for closing the sections together and at the same time alining' and straightening the stack.

20. An apparatus of the kind described,v comprising a carrier having a deck formed in sections capable of limited relative separation, means for moving said sections apart to a definite extent and for closing them to@ gether at will, and anoperatin'g device for said. means having a yielding connection therewith to preventdamage fromimproper operation bf the mechanism.

21. An 'apparatus of `the kind described, comprising a transfer car, a drier car mounted thereonjand means for manipulating the stacked lo-ad on said drier car while the same is 'positioned on the transfer car to leave air spaces between portions thereof. Y s

- 22. An apparatus of the kind ldescribed comprising a transfer car, a Adrier" car mounted thereon, and means mounted on said transfer ca'r for manipulating a stacked load on said drier car to provide air spaces between parts thereof and to bring the stack compactly together at Will.

23.' An apparat-us ofthe kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision to receive thereon a drier car, a drier cary having a deck formed in separable sections.

to receive a stacked load, and means mounted on said transfer car for controlling the position of said'dejck sections.l

24. An apparatus ofthe kind described, comprising a transfer car, a car to be loaded carried thereby having a deck formed in separa-ble sections, means mounted on said 4transfer car for effecting a definite separation of said deck sections, and means for closing the deckl sections together.

25. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car, a car adapted to receive a stacked vload` of vbricks carried ioo thereby,-and means mounted onl said transfer car for alining and straightening a stack of bricks onusaid second car.

26. Amapparat'us of the kind described, comprising a transfer car having a stall to receive a drier car, a drier car having a deck formed in ,separable sections, means mounted on said transfer car for moving said deck sections apart or together at will, and vertical shutters arranged to move against the sides of a rick stack on said drier car to straighten and aline the same.

27. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car, a drier car mounted thereon having a deck formed in sections capable of'limited separation, and means mounted on said transfer car at either side of said drier car for controlling the Correction In Letters Patent No. 1,055,490.

colnprisin a transfer car, a drier car mounted t ereon, vertical shutters guided on supports carried by said transfer car and operable at either side of said drier car to aline and straighten a load thereon, and in terconnected means for simultaneously operating said shutters.

30. An apparatus of the kind described,- comprising a transfer car, a drier car mounted thereon having a deck formed 'in separable sections, vertical shutters guided in su orts on said transfer car on opposite s1 es of the -drier car, and means for simultaneously controlling a separating and closing movement of said deck sections and operating said shutters to pressagainst the sides of a stacked load on said drier car to straighten and aline the same.

31. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision to receive thereon a drier car, means carried by said transfer car for manipulating av stacked load-on the drier car, and means for controllin the movement of a drier car on said trans er car.

32. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a t-ransfer ca r having provision to receive thereon a drier car and carrying means for manipulating a load on such drier car to bring the same to open formation, and means also mounted on said transfer car for moving Isaid'drier car therefrom.

33. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car, a drier car adapted or movement on to and off from said transfer car and having a deck to receive specification requiring correction as secondary carrier read dm'er cars;

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[ema] a stacked load, means carried by said transi fer car for separating such loadinto parts with air spaces therebetween, and means for moving said drier car from said transfer 40 car at will.

34. An apparatus ofthe kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision tol receive a plurality of drier cars, and means for Asimultaneously manipulating stacked loads on said secondary carriers to f ybring each stacked load'into close formation sothat it can be bodilylifted by a mechani# cal lifter.

35'. An apparatus of the. kind described, 60

comprising a transfer car having provision for receiving-a plurality of drier cars, means carried by saidtransfer car for simultaneously n anipulating the loads on the several drier cars toV bring lthe same into close 56 and Valined formation to permit handling by a iechanical lifter. 1

6. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision to'receive a plurality of drier cars, means 00 vfor manipulating loads on the several driery cars to bring the same into close and alined formation, and meansl for effecting controlled movement of each drier car individually at will.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the Vpresence of two'subscribin witnesses.

RA OND C. PENFIELD.

Witnesses C.`V. MEn'rENs, F. L. HOPLEY.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,055,490, granted March 11, I 1913, upon the'rapplication of Raymond C. Penfield, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in Brick-Handling Apparatus, an error apprgars in the printed follows: Page 7, line 46, for the Words and that the said Letters Patentv should be read with this correction thereinthat the same may conform to the record of` sigped and Sealed vthis yath dey of Apri 1,A."D.,1913.

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Correction In Letters Patent No. 1,055,490.

colnprisin a transfer car, a drier car mounted t ereon, vertical shutters guided on supports carried by said transfer car and operable at either side of said drier car to aline and straighten a load thereon, and in terconnected means for simultaneously operating said shutters.

30. An apparatus of the kind described,- comprising a transfer car, a drier car mounted thereon having a deck formed 'in separable sections, vertical shutters guided in su orts on said transfer car on opposite s1 es of the -drier car, and means for simultaneously controlling a separating and closing movement of said deck sections and operating said shutters to pressagainst the sides of a stacked load on said drier car to straighten and aline the same.

31. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision to receive thereon a drier car, means carried by said transfer car for manipulating av stacked load-on the drier car, and means for controllin the movement of a drier car on said trans er car.

32. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a t-ransfer ca r having provision to receive thereon a drier car and carrying means for manipulating a load on such drier car to bring the same to open formation, and means also mounted on said transfer car for moving Isaid'drier car therefrom.

33. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car, a drier car adapted or movement on to and off from said transfer car and having a deck to receive specification requiring correction as secondary carrier read dm'er cars;

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[ema] a stacked load, means carried by said transi fer car for separating such loadinto parts with air spaces therebetween, and means for moving said drier car from said transfer 40 car at will.

34. An apparatus ofthe kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision tol receive a plurality of drier cars, and means for Asimultaneously manipulating stacked loads on said secondary carriers to f ybring each stacked load'into close formation sothat it can be bodilylifted by a mechani# cal lifter.

35'. An apparatus of the. kind described, 60

comprising a transfer car having provision for receiving-a plurality of drier cars, means carried by saidtransfer car for simultaneously n anipulating the loads on the several drier cars toV bring lthe same into close 56 and Valined formation to permit handling by a iechanical lifter. 1

6. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a transfer car having provision to'receive a plurality of drier cars, means 00 vfor manipulating loads on the several driery cars to bring the same into close and alined formation, and meansl for effecting controlled movement of each drier car individually at will.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the Vpresence of two'subscribin witnesses.

RA OND C. PENFIELD.

Witnesses C.`V. MEn'rENs, F. L. HOPLEY.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,055,490, granted March 11, I 1913, upon the'rapplication of Raymond C. Penfield, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in Brick-Handling Apparatus, an error apprgars in the printed follows: Page 7, line 46, for the Words and that the said Letters Patentv should be read with this correction thereinthat the same may conform to the record of` sigped and Sealed vthis yath dey of Apri 1,A."D.,1913.

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